1. Guiding questions:
-What is the role of media?
-Is censorship ever acceptable?
-Is the law ever "wrong"?
-why is education important?
2.Goals for students:
1.Students will understand the power of knowledge in society
2. Students will write a position paper on the effects of media on society.
3.Students will understand the use of symbolism in literature
4.
3.Unit objectives
4.Possible Materials/Supplementary Texts: Graphic Novel version of Farenheit 451, Amusing Ourselves to Death (neil postman), clips from Equilibrium, e.e. cummings poem.
-What is the role of media?
-Is censorship ever acceptable?
-Is the law ever "wrong"?
-why is education important?
2.Goals for students:
1.Students will understand the power of knowledge in society
2. Students will write a position paper on the effects of media on society.
3.Students will understand the use of symbolism in literature
4.
3.Unit objectives
4.Possible Materials/Supplementary Texts: Graphic Novel version of Farenheit 451, Amusing Ourselves to Death (neil postman), clips from Equilibrium, e.e. cummings poem.
5.Possible Learning Activities: